Found a weird trick for beating writer's block with voice memos

I was stuck on a fantasy story for about 4 months, couldn't get past page 3. Then last Tuesday I started recording myself talking through the plot while driving to the grocery store. Honestly, it worked way better than I expected because my brain just rambled without overthinking. I transcribed it later and pulled out like 2 full pages of usable dialogue and scene ideas. Has anyone else tried something like this for getting past a block? I'm curious if talking out loud vs typing changes how your ideas come out.

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nancy_davis7d ago

3 months of voice memos and I still haven't transcribed a single one.

tara7007d ago

Used to think I'd get to them eventually but yeah, that pile just keeps growing.